The Latics face a 12-point penalty should they finish outside of the bottom three, and will be desperate to keep pushing their way up the table over the coming weeks to stave off the threat of relegation. For now, here's all the latest news and transfer gossip from the Championship:
![Liverpool-linked winger Luke Brennan has put speculation over his immediate future to bed, after signing a professional contract with Blackburn Rovers. (Club website)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBlZTc0MmQxLTE3NzktNGU3YS04ZWQ2LTVkM2NjZjNkMDUyMDowNTU5MGE4Yi0xN2Q5LTRlN2YtYTgyMy0yZTk5NmYwMzhlMTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Reds target commits future to Rovers
Liverpool-linked winger Luke Brennan has put speculation over his immediate future to bed, after signing a professional contract with Blackburn Rovers. (Club website) Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
![Millwall look set to beat the likes of Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland to Crawley Town sensation Bez Lubala, who is rumoured to be close to joining the Lions in a £500k deal. (Crawley Observer)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE3YTk2OTg1LWIxZDQtNDc5Mi04MjBlLWNkODZmNmRiYmQyNTpmZTFmNWU3Mi1mZTlmLTRkZDgtYjlmNy0zM2ZjYTA0ZmZjOTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Lions set to win race for Lubala
Millwall look set to beat the likes of Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland to Crawley Town sensation Bez Lubala, who is rumoured to be close to joining the Lions in a £500k deal. (Crawley Observer) Photo: Bryn Lennon
![Derby County have been named second-favourites to sign Everton winger Theo Walcott this summer, just behind his former club Southampton. Norwich City and Brighton also look to be in the mix. (Bet Victor)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAyNTFiYmI5LTZkYTQtNDc3ZS04YmY1LWYwMDk1NzI3ZTE0YjpkZmE1NTNiYi1mZWI0LTQ2OTctYjNiOS02MjE3NTgxODgyMGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Derby among favourites to land Walcott
Derby County have been named second-favourites to sign Everton winger Theo Walcott this summer, just behind his former club Southampton. Norwich City and Brighton also look to be in the mix. (Bet Victor) Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS
![Celtic are Leeds United are among a host of clubs who have been linked with Union Berlin striker Sebastian Andersson. The 28-year-old is said to have a release clause of just £3.5m. (Kicker)](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE3OTZmODI1LTQ1MGMtNDhmYS1hNWNmLWJmN2EzMDI0ZDNjMjphODdjMDA5Zi00YWM1LTQxODktYjBlYi05ZTZlODljNWE1MGM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Leeds join race for bargain striker
Celtic are Leeds United are among a host of clubs who have been linked with Union Berlin striker Sebastian Andersson. The 28-year-old is said to have a release clause of just £3.5m. (Kicker) Photo: Linnea Rheborg